Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve to Score ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ Series From Sky, Peacock (EXCLUSIVE)
23.08.2023 - 13:35
/ variety.com
Naman Ramachandran Two-time Oscar winner Hans Zimmer (“Dune,” “The Lion King”) and Kara Talve (“Prehistoric Planet”) will compose the score for Sky and Peacock series “The Tattooist of Auschwitz.” Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Heather Morris, the limited series is inspired by the true-life story of Lale and Gita Sokolov. It follows Lale (Jonah Hauer-King), who arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1942, where he was made one of the tattooists charged to ink identification numbers onto fellow prisoners’ arms. He meets Gita (Anna Próchniak) when tattooing her prisoner number, and they experience love at first sight.
Under constant guard from a volatile SS officer Baretzki (Jonas Nay), Lale and Gita became determined to keep each other alive. Some 60 years later, Lale (Harvey Keitel) meets novice writer Heather Morris (Melanie Lynskey). Recently widowed, Lale finds the courage to tell the world his story.
The six-episode series is produced by Synchronicity Films in association with Sky Studios and All3Media International. It completed filming in Europe this summer and is set to debut globally next year. It will be the first TV drama series fully composed by Zimmer and Talve.
The series was commissioned by Serena Thompson, executive producer at Sky Studios for Zai Bennett, managing director of content, Sky U.K. Claire Mundell is executive producer for Synchronicity Films. Lead writer Jacquelin Perske is also an executive producer on the project and Morris is story consultant.
Evan Placey and Gabbie Asher are episode writers. Tali Shalom-Ezer (“The Psychologist”) is directing all the episodes. Talve will score Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming series “Faraway Downs,” and is part of Bleeding Fingers, an Emmy-winning and
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